LVM (Logical Volume Management) is a very important tool to have
in the toolkit of a MySQL DBA. It allows you to create and extend
logical volumes on the fly. This allows me to, say, add another
disk and extend a partition effortlessly. The other very
important feature is the ability to take snapshots, that you can
then use for backups. All in all its a must have tool. Hence,
this guide will allow you to understand various terminologies
associated with LVM, together with setting up LVM volumes and in
a later part will also show you how to extend...

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